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The reason why Simon was called upon is not mentioned, but it is commonly assumed to have been the case that Jesus, weakened from his torture at the hands of the Romans, was unable to carry his own cross. A more intriguing possibility is that this portion of the narrative is a surviving fragment from a different account, in which another man took Jesus' place on the cross. This version of events is still believed in [[Islam]] and [[Gnosticism]].

The reason why Simon was called upon is not mentioned, but it is commonly assumed to have been the case that Jesus, weakened from his torture at the hands of the Romans, was unable to carry his own cross. A more intriguing possibility is that this portion of the narrative is a surviving fragment from a different account, in which another man took Jesus' place on the cross. This version of events is still believed in [[Islam]] and [[Gnosticism]].